SKU: HL.1412183

UPC: 196288195764. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

Following the same compositional style of his choral hit “Connected,” this piece carries the message that everything changes and nothing remains but change. Each part gets their own unique melody and they each sound like a chant from a spiritual or a folk song or even the blues. It has that preachiness that can only come from an old wise person that everyone admires and loves. And on top of that it is so fun to sing, and it makes people stop and listen. Easy for high school and community choirs.

SKU: TM.12111SC

P/C in set. Some Fine Day, Left All Alone, Again Blues, Whose Baby are You, A Heart for Sale, I'd Like a Lighthouse, Good Night Boat.

SKU: HL.50605345

ISBN 9781705180235. UPC: 196288106135.

Similarly to Bach's cycle The Well-Tempered Clavier or to Chopin's 24 Preludes, and similarly to his own collection published in 2019, the Wolf-temperiertes Klavier, Péter Wolf penned 24 piano pieces again. His Jazz Preludes set examples for improvisation and make use of the entire stylistic spectrum of jazz, ranging from the gospel (“Anthem, No. 7”) to blues (“Windlass, No. 1”), bebop (“Crime, No. 11”), Latin jazz (“Tropical Night, No. 6”), and, of course, the world of ballads (“Nostalgia, No. 4” and “Question Without Answer, No. 16”). The individual movements are no mere style exercises or piano technique exercises but, like Debussy's preludes, they are expressive character pieces: musical images of a phenomenon, an emotion, a behavior pattern, a personal experience reflected by their titles.

SKU: KJ.JZB412F

The straight ahead shuffle packs a wallop! A minor blues progression makes for swinging melody lines and very approachable solos. A part of the Jazz in Concert Series, Straight Up is flexibly orchestrated so that it can be played with as few as 9 players. Additionally, everyone in the ensemble has an opportunity to improvise in the open solo section, and the set includes two suggested solos and a CD with a solo practice track, to facilitate successful improvisation. Full Score.

About Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method

The Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method is designed to help both you and your jazz ensemble students explore the world of jazz through easy-to-use Rhythm Studies, Improvisation Studies, Instrument Specific Exercises, and full ensemble jazz charts. The approach is non-theoretical and aurally based. Each part book comes with an accompaniment CD, so like every great jazz player throughout history, students learn to play jazz by listening!